The schoolboys initially attempted to wear shorts with the school logo on them and even tried to roll up their trousers but were either sent home or kept in isolation and excluded from class the following day.

Williams confirmed in a statement that four boys attending the school were allowed to wear a skirt because it fell under the school uniform policy.

It’s not the first time skirts have been used in a school protest. In 2014, a group of Brazilian boys swapped their trousers for skirts in support of a transgender girl who was ostracized by teachers for wearing the “incorrect” uniform.

Similarly, in France, boys were encouraged to wear skirts to school in the same year to support a campaign against sexism.

Schools across the UK recently introduced “gender neutral” uniform policies in an attempt to be more open for children and young people questioning their gender identity.